Originally Posted By CuriousConstance DL's version, even as a ride, it's not that great. Wish it would have stops at DCA, Disney hotels, and several Harbor Blvd stops.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip The DL monorail is pretty useless, but it just wouldn't be DL without it. Are they STILL without air conditioning??
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance They have air conditioning, don't they? I don't think it works very well though.
Originally Posted By tashajilek At least if it stopped near Trader Sams it would be of some use! I don't know why but the DL Monorails smell like a petting zoo to me. Maybe the animals from Big Thunder ranch take rides?
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I don't know... last time I was at DL during the summer it was uncommonly warm for Anaheim... mid nineties, and the monorail was not air-conditioned. All the windows were open - the fact that they had opening windows lead me to believe they were not air-conditioned. I took a lot of grief from my daughter because of that trip. She wanted to go to WDW but I said it would be way too hot during the summer, but that we could go to DL. She spent time there every day checking weather.com and pointing out to me how WDW was about 10 degrees cooler. She spent most of the rest of her time complaining about how miserable she was from the heat and how the DLH wasn't half as nice as The Boardwalk and that she missed Epcot. NOT a very successful trip.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance "At least if it stopped near Trader Sams it would be of some use! I don't know why but the DL Monorails smell like a petting zoo to me. Maybe the animals from Big Thunder ranch take rides?" LOL!!!
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Now THAT would make me ride the monorail more often! Chillin next to a goat, shootin the breeze.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Well, the WDW monorails smell like sweat, baby vomit and swamp. Don't know which is worse.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "The DL monorail is pretty useless, but it just wouldn't be DL without it." I would have never thought I would get used to the Matterhorn without the Skyway, but I did. Likewise, DL would seem "different" without monorails, but I think wouldn't take long to get accustomed to it. "All the windows were open - the fact that they had opening windows lead me to believe they were not air-conditioned." I read somewhere that the DL monorails can't be outfitted with air conditioning because the weight would be too much for DL's scaled down monorail beams. Not sure if this is true, but I guess it makes sense.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I read that the air conditioner units wouldn't really fit in the scaled down vehicles without reducing passenger space, would have weight issues (like Hans said), and would overload the electric lines. Since the track passes over itself with very little clearance, they couldn't mount them on the roofs, and there's no space for them in the existing mechanical areas. Plus, they would add a lot of weight and electric demand to a system that simply wasn't intended to include those features. Similar 'improvements' adding sound to Space Mountain caused stress fractures in the track, causing the entire ride to be rebuilt a few years later (1996-2003) When they built the 'new' Monorail trains from the old chasis, the original windows only tilted out a few inches, like what you'd see in the back of a minivan. After a few days of testing, it became clear that these lawyer-approved windows wouldn't provide adequate ventillation on all but the coolest summer days, and they were one of the many changes that had to be hastily applied before the new trains went into full service. >>At least if it stopped near Trader Sams it would be of some use!<< Until the creation of DTD, that Monorail stop was designated for the Disneyland Hotel. Of course they had a few low-slung buildings in the area between the towers and 'rail, but the majority of the hotel was just as far away. It's no more than a 7 minute walk from the station, if you're going really slowly (realistically, 3-4 minutes), so it certainly seems like it's plenty useful now
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I found it a real convenience when staying at the DLH - not so much in the morning, when the line is long and if you can't get the first monorail, you might as well just walk - but definitely for a mid-day nap or to take lunch at DTD, and at the end of the day.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Until the creation of DTD, that Monorail stop was designated for the Disneyland Hotel. Of course they had a few low-slung buildings in the area between the towers and 'rail, but the majority of the hotel was just as far away." I remember it well. Tasha would have been delighted to find that there was a cocktail bar conveniently located right at the DLH Monorail station as soon as you stepped of the platform: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/bananaphone5000/Gorillllas4/1966_MonorailRoom.jpg">http://img.photobucket.com/alb...Room.jpg</a> The "fabulous" interior: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://magicalhotel.blogspot.com/2008/04/monorail-bar.html">http://magicalhotel.blogspot.c...bar.html</a>
Originally Posted By believe >>>>>Sounds good to me too, but how does a new Star Wars attraction work as a replacement for Autopia? My mind is reeling trying to visualize what that will be.<<<<< How about an Autopia layover. The cars would be new electric LANDSPEEDERS. You can hide the wheels with a hovercraft like wrap. At night, light the bottom to look like they are floating. If you want to be cheap about it, you don't even have to redo the track. Maybe add some Star Wars scenaries, and you're done.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Interesting idea but that would just be the same ride tricked out with a Star Wars overlay. Maybe if the vehicles travelled really fast...
Originally Posted By phruby Just put mirrors on the wheels and your set. That is what they originally did for the movie.
Originally Posted By planodisney FWIW, Miceage had the comment in its friday In The Parks article that Monstropolis construction will begin sometime in October after the new fiscal year begins.
Originally Posted By tonyanton I hope some of that budget has been earmarked for improvements to the rest of Hollywood Land (i.e. remove the remainder of the "this is really a backlot set of Hollywood Blvd." look from 2001).
Originally Posted By planodisney I heard from a reliable source this morning that Monstropolis has been completely designed, has now been greenlit and construction will begging Oct. 1st. This is a very reliable source. I'm curious just now Disney has been able to keep this project so under wraps, save the rumors from miceage, absolutely no one else has mentioned the project. I don't know if we will see walls on Oct. 1st or not, but construction of some sort will begin On that day. I wonder if there will be an official announcement before construction begins.
Originally Posted By believe Oct 1 is a suspicious date. I think that's the beginning of the disney fiscal year. So maybe it's the budgeted day but not construction day.
Originally Posted By believe Oct 1 is a suspicious date. I think that's the beginning of the disney fiscal year. So maybe it's the budgeted day but not construction day.
